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LAGOS, Nigeria A party atmosphere descended on the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri as thousands lined the roads to welcome opposition presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari with chants of "Only Buhari" in the Hausa language. Buhari's campaign visit on Feb. 16 to the birthplace of the Islamist group Boko Haram before the March 28 presidential vote sparked an outpouring of enthusiasm for the 72-year-old former military ruler who many in the crowd believed is strong enough to end the militants' 6-year-old insurrection. "This election is to me a life-and-death issue," said Falmata Modu, a 45-year-old mother of four who fled fighting in the town of Bama...

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LAGOS, Nigeria A party atmosphere descended on the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri as thousands lined the roads to welcome opposition presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari with chants of "Only Buhari" in the Hausa language. ...

CARACAS, Venezuela Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro stepped up his campaign against an "endless coup" he says exists against his government, ordering the U.S. to downsize its embassy in Caracas and detaining a U.S. pilot. The U.S. will...

War-torn Ukraine is a long way from Wood Dale, Illinois. But Natalie Jaresko, the country's new finance minister who was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, says she feels just as much at home here as she takes on a daunting task: overhauling a...

Greece will prioritize debt repayments to the International Monetary Fund, some of which come due in March, but repayments to the European Central Bank are "in a different league" and will need discussion with Greece's creditors, the country's...

Cash-strapped Ukraine sought to buy time in its effort to ensure continued gas supplies from Russia, making a $15 million payment Friday to Moscow as it waits for international rescue loans to arrive. But Moscow says the sum will cover only an...

SANAA, Yemen As Houthi rebels cemented their power in parts of Yemen this month, architect Sami Yahia skipped work and made three runs to the bank. Yahia was worried his country's economy will deteriorate to the point where the financial system...

KIEV, Ukraine The latest attempt at peace in Ukraine's easternmost regions appeared to take hold as the military withdrew heavy weapons from the front lines for a second day. The situation in the conflict zone was "relatively calm"...

Russia could cut off supplies to neighboring Ukraine by the end of the week if it does not get further payments from the country, state-owned gas company Gazprom said Thursday. Spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said in televised remarks that "if no new...

Greece's prime minister held a marathon meeting with his party's lawmakers Wednesday, briefing them on pledges made to European creditors to win a four-month extension of the country's bailout amid simmering party discontent over what some see as a...

Greece cleared a major hurdle Tuesday in its ongoing battle to remain solvent as its European creditors approved a 4-month extension to its financial bailout — but the cash-strapped country has much more to do to convince its partners that it deserves...

Greece will submit a list of reforms to be agreed with its creditors Sunday, the country's finance minister said Saturday. "We are in the process of compiling the list of reforms for the institutions," finance minister Yanis Varoufakis told...

Following weeks of recrimination and distrust, Greece and its creditors in the 19-nation eurozone reached an agreement Friday on extending the country's rescue loans, a move that should dramatically ease concerns it was heading for the euro exit as soon...

A Vatican official who leads a global Catholic Church aid network will be honored next month at the University of Dayton. The Catholic school in southwest Ohio said Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras will receive the Archbishop Oscar...

Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has thanked a French court that is trying him for pimping for listening to his side of the story. The court in northern Lille set a June 12 date for the verdict at Friday's close of the...

Ukraine's finance minister rejects the notion that the country's Western bailout lenders might waver in their support in coming years as the bill for rescuing states in the region — including Greece — creeps higher. Natalie Jaresko says the economic and...

Greece is considering requesting an extension to its loan agreement, government officials said Tuesday, in an effort to reach a last-minute deal with the country's European creditors and avoid the danger of a euro exit. The country would submit the...

A high-profile pimping case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn nearly unraveled Monday, as five of six plaintiffs in a French prostitution trial dropped their accusations against him, saying there's no proof that the former International Monetary Fund chief...

A pimping case against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn nearly unraveled Monday, as five of six plaintiffs in a French prostitution trial dropped their accusations against him, saying there's no proof that he violated...

Five of six plaintiffs in a high-profile French prostitution trial have dropped their accusations against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, arguing that there isn't enough proof that the former International Monetary Fund chief violated the law.
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The peace deal reached Thursday for Ukraine, if it holds, would be a partial win for both Moscow and Kiev: Ukraine retains the separatist eastern regions and regains control of its border with Russia, while Russia holds strong leverage to keep Ukraine...